[BCMA Members Only] Researching the history of sanctuary in Canada

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Good morning everyone.  Please scroll down to read a request from  Laura
Madokoro, Asst. Professor at McGill University.  If you wish to respond,
please do so directly to her at laura.madokoro at mcgill.ca

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On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 4:20 AM, Laura Madokoro, Prof. <
laura.madokoro at mcgill.ca> wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> My name is Laura Madokoro and I am an Assistant Professor in the
> Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University.
> I am currently undertaking new research on the history of sanctuary in
> Canada from the 1800s to the present. I am looking at both religious and
> secular acts of sanctuary, meaning the tradition of protection offered by
> Judeo-Christian churches and other religious institutions as well as
> protection offered by ethnic and local communities in the face of state
> efforts to arrest, prosecute or deport individuals for various reasons.
>
> To date, my research team has uncovered dozens of sanctuary by exploring
> digitized historical newspapers from across the country available on line.
> However, I believe the bulk of the relevant material related to sanctuary
> rests in the local communities where sanctuary offers once took place.
>
> I am writing to you in the hopes that you might assist me with this
> research by disseminating my email to members of your association. I am
> most interested in learning about any sanctuary offers that might be
> captured in archival / museum / library holdings and would appreciate
> guidance on searching these holdings. I also suspect that many stories of
> sanctuary are not captured in archival repositories but rather are housed
> in the memories of people who live and work in the communities where
> sanctuary once took place. I would therefore appreciate any assistance in
> terms of tracking down local histories / local lore.
>
> I would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you might have. I can
> be reached at laura.madokoro at mcgill.ca.
>
>
> Sincerely, and with many thanks,
>
>
> Laura Madokoro
>
>
> Assistant Professor
> Department of History and Classical Studies
> McGill University
> http://www.mcgill.ca/history/laura-madokoro
>
> McGill University is on land that has long served as a site of meeting
> and exchange among Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and
> Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge the diverse Indigenous people whose
> footsteps have marked this territory on which peoples of the world now
> gather.
>
> L’Université McGill est sur un emplacement qui a longtemps servi de lieu
> de rencontre et d’échange entre les peoples autochtones, y compris les
> nations Haudenosaunee et Anishinabeg. Nous reconnaissons les divers peoples
> autochtones dont les pas ont marqué ce territoire sur lequel les peoples du
> monde entire se réunissent maintenant.
>
>
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